Money Grown on Trees
Natural Money from the Pine Tree State
Pine cone +for Proof-of-Authenticity
Unit
of Account
A Maine Pine Cone is:
- ⛓
- Durable
- ⚖️
- Lightweight
- 💎
- Scarce
- 🌱
- Renewable
- 🐎
- Stable
⛏️ No mining, minting, or printing
Store of
Value
Maine Pine Cones' intrinsic use value:
- 🎄
- Ornament
- 📦
- Packing material
- 🔥
- Fire starter
- 👢
- Satisfyingly crunch
- 🥣
- Part of a complete breakfast
🎁 The perfect gift
Medium of
Exchange
Maine Pine Cones made fungible:
- 📍
- LocationMaine
- 🌲
- SpeciesWhite Pine
- ❓
- GenderFemale
- 📏
- Size 5''+
- 🏺
- ConditionStem; all scales; no seeds
✅ Easy to verify
The Pinecoin Protocol
So, you found a pine cone.
Is it Pinecoin grade?
Here's our initial Bitcoin-inspired verification protocol:
01
Location
The 23rd United State
The cone must have been legally collected in Maine.
Maine is 199 years old.
02
Species
Pinus strobus
Only cones from the Eastern White Pine are acceptable.
The White Pine is Maine's State Tree.
04
Size
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From top of stem to end of rachis
Must be clearly 5 inches in length.
05
Condition
Wet & dry
Stem attached. All scales intact. No seeds visible.
Stem attached.
All scales intact.
No seeds visible.
All scales intact.
No seeds visible.
Must be unsquished and crisp when dry.
If your pine cone meets these criteria...
You have a verifiable
Maine Pine Cone!
Tagging
Your Maine Pine Cone is ready to be tagged!
Simply...- Clean thoroughly
- Heat to 140° F
Link with an ERC-20 tokenGet your GPS coordinates, rounded to two decimal pointsAdd a token identifier toWrite your geocoordinates in archival ink on a metal rim paper tag- Tie a loop of twine and attach the tag
- Put in a cardboard mailer box (Optional)
Suggested Materials
Examples
Why collect Pinecoins? 🐿️
Support Sustainability
Maine is the only state over 90% forested.
Protect Our Trees
Earn without cutting down.
Sound Money
A pine-to-pine ecological cash system.
